Grant Thornton’s managing partner Mark Bugeja has won the Best Entrepreneur Award for 2016 in consulting, advisory and audit.

Organised by MBR Publication Ltd, Malta’s Best Entrepreneur of the Year Awards are now in their fifth year and aim to define and celebrate the vision, spirit of achievement and excellence in business leadership in Malta. Their scope is to distinguish and honour leaders who continuously contribute and help shape the Maltese economy.

During the awards ceremony, which was held at Smart City under the patronage of President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, Mr Bugeja commented that he was honoured to be recognised as a leading and enterprising entity in the consulting, advisory and audit industry. “However this recognition is the result of the excellent work Grant Thornton’s other partners and the whole team put into making it the strong organisation that it is today.

“One of the most distinguishing features of our service promise, which definitely puts us ahead of other industry participants, is the time that partners and managers dedicate to clients. We have had many situations where new clients point out that the attention they get from our top people is much more when compared to what they used to get from their previous service provider. This lies at the basis of our philosophy since it ensures that our clients get the best service possible,” he said.

Mr Bugeja joined the audit and investigations department of Grant Thornton in 1987 and was admitted partner in 1993.

He became managing partner in 2013, specialises in auditing and has extensive experience of high-profile clients in Malta, Italy and other countries across a broad range of industrial and service sectors.

With more than 42,000 team members internationally, in 130 countries, Grant Thornton is one of the leading finance and assurance companies on a global level.